Summary
Box for Eastman Kodak Verichrome Film 'Verichrome 28', 8 exposures, 21/4 x 3 1/4 inch, manufactured by Kodak Australasia Pty Ltd, Melbourne, to develop before October 1941. Product code V120. Box contains singular cardboard roll.
This product is part of the Kodak collection of products, promotional materials, photographs and working life artefacts collected from Kodak Australasia in 2005, when the Melbourne manufacturing plant at Coburg closed down.
Kodak manufactured and distributed a wide range of photographic products to Australasia, such as film, paper, chemicals, cameras and miscellaneous equipment. Its client base included amateur and professional photographers, as well as specialist medical and graphic art professionals who used photography, x-ray and other imaging techniques.
Physical Description
Cardboard box with cardboard tube inside. Box printed in yellow, red and black colour scheme.
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Kodak (Australasia) Pty Ltd, Ms. Kate Metcalf - Kodak (Australasia) Pty Ltd, 2005
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Acknowledgement
Courtesy of Kodak (Australasia) Pty Ltd.
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Manufacturer
Kodak (Australasia) Pty Ltd, Abbotsford, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1941
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Date Inscribed
Oct 1941
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Inscriptions
Front, printed: 'EASTMAN / VERICHROME / KODAK FILM / MANUFACTURED BY / KODAK (A/ASIA) PTY. LTD. MELBOURNE 2 1/4 X 3 1/4 IN. Sticker, front, printed: 'VERICHROME 28 [degrees symbol]'
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Classification
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions - Closed
132 mm (Width), 37 mm (Depth), 37 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Photographic Products, Photographic Film, Packaging Boxes, Marketing, Retailing